Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-24
WASHINGTON.
A Move by Morgan City, La, to Obtain
Deep Water-WOrk Before the
Bureau OF Labor Statistics.
Fourth Section of the Inter State Com
merce Law Suspended In the Cases
OF Several Railways,
AFTER DEEP WATER.
ial to the Gazette.

J 1uey are alSO auNOCdIIuS VIC OpcnlDS VI
a channel from deep water in the gulf
across Atchafalaya bay, and at the mouth
of that river, which shall have depth at
all points of twenty three feet. Should
this Improvement be made Morgan City
will be one of the best ports on the gulf
coast, easy Of excess at all times, with
abundant railroad facilities, and an ample
hsrbor where wharfage and docksge may
be had at a minimum cost.
THE NATIONAL DRILL.
| Special to the Gazette
WASHINGTON, April 23.-At meeting
of the executive committee of the Ma
tional Drill last night contract was
signed with Mr.. Charles Il. TRayer Of
Boston to exhibit q pyrotechnic repre-
sentation of the battle between the Mon
| itor and the Merrimac at the drill grounds.
! Secretary Dillon has received kilograms
from Vlcksburg, Miss, Raleigh, N. c.,
and San Antonio, Tex, announcing that
the companies there reported as being
about to withdraw on account of the ad
mission Of colored troops to the drill will
come.
Major Morse X. Taylor, surgeon, who
is stationed at Fort Sill, l. T., has been
ordered to be relieved from duty there
May 10. When relieved he will proceed
to his home at San Antonio, Tex.
TEXAS PosTMAsTERs.
Special to the Gazette
WASHINGTON, April ga postoffce
has been established at Hopewell, Smith
county, Texas, and Leonard H. Steel has
been appointed postmaster. Ira 2. Snap
les has been commissioned as postmaster
at Realities.
GATHERING STATISTICS
WASHINGTON, April % Carroll D.
Wright, chief of the Bureau Of L2hCI
Stati, tics, it for Boston last night to
begin the work of collecting statistics as
to marriage and divorce in the United
States in aCcOrdarGe with the direction of
the last congress. 1t is expected to take |
a year to cC.iect the reports. The Bureau
has at present considerable work. The |
report on convict labor is in type and |
will be ready for issue in about three |
weeks. The report of labor strikes will
be ready in the fall. One subject of in
quiry now in course of investigation is |
the moral condition of working women |
and girls in the CREST cities. Proper at |
tentiOn, it is said, has not been paid to !
this subject heretofore, and the facts |
gathered are calculated to lead to many |
reforms.
ANOTHER SUsPENsIoH.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The inter
state commerce commission has made an |
order suspending the fourth section for
seventy-flve days, subject to revocation
and with the prOvIsO that Intermediate
rates shall not be raised above those in
force April 20 This applies to the |
Northern Pacific, the Southern Pacific,
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, and
the st. Louis and San Francisco lines.
UNCLE SAM TO SUE.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Secretary
of the Interior has requested the Attor-
ney-General to institute suits against par
ties in various sections of the country
charged with unla wfully removing timber
from the public domain. Most of the
cases are CIVIL suits for damages ranging
from $1,000 to $40, 900 recommended, and
in several cases criminal suits also.
MINISTER FROM VENEZUELA.
WASHINGTON, april 23.-SenOr Oil
varis, the newly appointed Venezuelan
minister, arrived in Washington to-day
and called upon Secretary Bayard, accom-
panied by the retiring minister, Senior
Sacoldo. Mr.. OIivsris will present his
credentials to the President next week.
A SENTENCE MITIGATED.
w ASdINGlONg dpIll III uJlGisdGlHS
the sentence of dismissal passed by court
martial upon Major F. w. Benteen for
conduct unbecoming an officer and gen
tleman, President, Cleveland: "Fhe
and findings in the case OF
Major Frederick W. Benteen, Ninth
Uni ed States cavalry, are hereby ap-
proved. In view of his long and
honorable service and the reputs-
tiop he has earned for bravery and
soldierJy qualities, so sadly injured by the
scandalous conduct of which he has been
Justly found guilty and by his insub-
ordinate behavior upon bis trial, l have
In hope that remaining sense
of honor and regard for his military pro-
fessioR will lead to further valusDle
service in the army, to mitigate his
sentence Of dismissal from the service of
the United States army to suspension
from duty in the rank from one year, at
half pay"
PRINTED IN OFFICIAL FORM.
WASHINGTON, April % The inter-
state commerce commission has caused
10 be published in official form for disLri-
button its recently promulgated ruling
Itin the matter of the petition of the
Order of Railway Conductors and in
the matter of the petition of the Traders
and Travellers Union" The print shows
the ruling to have been pre-
pared by Commissioner Walker.
rhe commission is sitting
with closed doors to-day and will leave
here for the south Monday morning.
Secretary Mosely will remain in charge
Of the bureau in Washington.
YELLOW FEVER INOCCULATION.
WASHINGTON, April % The President
has directed the appointment of Surgeon
George NJ. Stomberg, L. S. A , to inyesti-
gate the methods of inocculation for the
prevention of yellow fever as praceiced in
Mexico and Brazil. The sundry civil ap-
bill passed at the last session
f Congress provides for this investiga-
ION.
NO CONFLICT.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Commits
;ioner of Indian Affairs has received q
telegram from Agent ANDERSON at Crow
Creek indian agency, in response to in ,
JURY sent yesterday stating that no con-
lict had taken place between settlers and
military, that the troops from Fort Smell
ing bad reported however, and that the
ettlers will be removed as soon as the
Weather permits. !